महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-54, verse-20

पितामहानां सर्वेषां दैवेनाविष्टचेतसाम् ।
कार्त्स्न्येनैतत्समाचक्ष्व भगवन्कुशलो ह्यसि ॥२०॥

20. pitāmahānāṁ sarveṣāṁ daivenāviṣṭacetasām ,
kārtsnyenaitatsamācakṣva bhagavankuśalo hyasi.

20. pitāmahānām sarveṣām daivena āviṣṭacetasām
kārtsnyena etat samācakṣva bhagavan kuśalaḥ hi asi

20. O revered one, since you are truly skilled, please narrate to me in complete detail all about those grandfathers whose minds were overcome by fate.

20. ובעניין כל האבות הקדמונים, שרוחם נתפסה בידי הגורל. הו אדון מכובד, ספר לי זאת במלואו, כי אתה בקי בכך.

Words meanings summery:

• पितामहानाम् (pitāmahānām) - concerning the grandfathers (of grandfathers, of ancestors)

• सर्वेषाम् (sarveṣām) - of all (the grandfathers) (of all, of everyone)

• दैवेन (daivena) - by destiny (by fate, by divine will)

• आविष्टचेतसाम् (āviṣṭacetasām) - whose minds were overcome (by fate) (whose minds are entered/possessed)

• कार्त्स्न्येन (kārtsnyena) - in complete detail (completely, wholly, in full detail)

• एतत् (etat) - this (matter) (this)

• समाचक्ष्व (samācakṣva) - please narrate (narrate, explain, tell)

• भगवन् (bhagavan) - O revered one (O revered one, O lord)

• कुशलः (kuśalaḥ) - skilled (skillful, expert, well)

• हि (hi) - indeed, truly (indeed, certainly, for)

• असि (asi) - you are

Words meanings and morphology

पितामहानाम् (pitāmahānām) - concerning the grandfathers (of grandfathers, of ancestors)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of pitāmaha

pitāmaha - paternal grandfather, ancestor

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (pitṛ+mahat)

• pitṛ – father
  noun (masculine)
• mahat – great, large, elder
  adjective

सर्वेषाम् (sarveṣām) - of all (the grandfathers) (of all, of everyone)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole

दैवेन (daivena) - by destiny (by fate, by divine will)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of daiva

daiva - divine, relating to the gods, fate, destiny

Derived from deva (god) with aṇ suffix.

आविष्टचेतसाम् (āviṣṭacetasām) - whose minds were overcome (by fate) (whose minds are entered/possessed)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of āviṣṭacetas

āviṣṭacetas - having an entered/possessed mind

Bahuvrihi compound.

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (āviṣṭa+cetas)

• āviṣṭa – entered, possessed, pervaded
  participle
  past passive participle
  From ā-√viś (to enter)
  Prefix: ā
  Root: viś (class 6)
• cetas – mind, intellect, thought
  noun (neuter)

कार्त्स्न्येन (kārtsnyena) - in complete detail (completely, wholly, in full detail)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of kārtsnya

kārtsnya - completeness, entirety, totality

Derived from kṛtsna (whole, entire) with ṣya suffix.

एतत् (etat) - this (matter) (this)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this, that

Demonstrative pronoun.

समाचक्ष्व (samācakṣva) - please narrate (narrate, explain, tell)

(verb)

2nd person , singular, middle, imperative (loṭ) of √cakṣ

imperative

sam-ā-√cakṣ in the middle voice. sam (completely, together) + ā (towards, intensifier).

Prefixes: sam+ā

Root: cakṣ (class 2)

भगवन् (bhagavan) - O revered one (O revered one, O lord)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of bhagavat

bhagavat - fortunate, glorious, divine, revered, Lord

Possessive adjective/noun from bhaga.

कुशलः (kuśalaḥ) - skilled (skillful, expert, well)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kuśala

kuśala - skillful, clever, prosperous, well

हि (hi) - indeed, truly (indeed, certainly, for)

(indeclinable)

Particle.

असि (asi) - you are

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of √as

present tense

From root as.

Root: as (class 2)

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